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John Baldwin is the backend developer and maintainer for Figures, an open source Django reusable app that can be used as an analytics dashboard for Open edX. Built on Django, Open edX is an open source online learning platform. In this talk, we'll cover the problem set that Figures addresses, describe the architecture at a high level, and show the user interface.

Self-described “old man” Jackson Wilkinson has been using Django since version 0.95 back in late 2006, and so much has changed in the decade-plus since. Understanding how the platform developed from its early days can provide context and clues for why certain features work the way they do today, introduce you to features you may not have known about, and understand how together they make Django the powerful and flexible platform it is today.

Thank you to our sponsor, PathAI (https://www.pathai.com/) for hosting space and pizza! PathAI is working to improve people's lives, one diagnosis at a time. They are developing technology that will assist pathologists in making rapid and accurate diagnoses, and building solutions to identify patients that will benefit from novel therapies.